Question

1. Integrate Information from Diverse Sources Read the first two paragraphs of “Constantinople Rises.” Then look at the map of Constantinople. What do the text and the map convey about Constantinople? What different information about Constantinople can you draw from both sources?

Answer 1

We can conclude from the text and the picture, that Constantinople's strategic geographical location led to its selection as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire.

Step-by-step explanation:

Constantinople was in fact one of the largest, wealthiest, and most important cities in the Middle Ages, only rivalled, in some periods, by Cordoba, in the Iberian Peninsula.

As the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople benefited from the centralization of power and the transfer of wealth from other regions. It also benefited from the trade networks that the city's strategic location, as a link between Europe and the Middle East, allowed it to develop.